Update July 26, 2010

Here are some of the things that are in there now.  Check back regularly for updates. 

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Cordylines Cordyline fruticosa cultivars 

Cordylines bring steady color to your plant arrangements.  They look their best when they are protected from late afternoon sun.  A good dose of mid-day sun will bring out their colors, but if they stay in the sun too long, their skin will get wrinkly and baggy, and you may have to consider corrective surgical options (either a leaf-ectomy, or an entire body transplant to another location).

 

Anderson Red

Bangkok Rainbow

Calypso Queen

Cordylines in Landscaping

Peter Buck

Red Peter Buck

 

 

 

Heliconias Heliconia caribea cultivars

The only Heliconias we have now are cultivars of Pedro Ortiz. 

 

 

Aroids  Here are various members of the Araceae family. These are generally appropriate for use in understory conditions. 

Philodendron x magnificum

Philodendron wilsoni

Philodendron sp. Vining Type

Monstera deliciosa

 

 

 

Jungle King Ginger  Alpinia pupurata

Nice ones in 10-gal containers.

 

 

 

Palms

Raffia farinifera 10g and 25g (far right).

Lady Palm  Rhapis excelsa 

7g and 25g (far right).

Ivory Crownshaft Pinanga kuhlii in 25g

Ptychosperma burretianum

Encephalartos hildebrandtii

Licuala ramsayii

Dimerocostus strobilaceus

 

 

 


 

Ivory Cane Palm  Pinanga kuhlii  

Clustering feather palm from Indonesia, with lots of good action going on, from strikingly-hued new growth, to attractive, slender yellow trunks, and festive seed pods.

The most fitting use is as an understory palm in an established garden.  Protect from cold and drying winds.  

This is a clumping palm, so when the trunks get too tall, you can cut them off at the base. New ones will take their place, allowing you to easily keep it trimmed under ten feet in height.


 

Philodendrons 

Philodendron sp. 'Burle Marx'  is a charming, low-growing clumper.  Very tough; does best in shadier spots.

P. magnificum is dignified and sophisticated.  If it could, it would wear Italian suits, drive a Rolls-Royce, and eat at the best French restaurants. 

Philodendron wilsoni develops leaves up to 6 feet long as it climbs up into the canopy of your palms.  This one, more than any other, will make your yard look like the set of a Tarzan movie.

 


 

Heliconia

Heliconia caribaea Varieties.

It's so hard to keep them in stock

 

 


 

Ginger  Alpinia purpurata

Left: Amazon King

 

 

 
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